Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start: Learn to Create and Deploy Personalized AI Solutions (Tech Today) - Softcover

Matfess, Jared

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1394333706 ISBN 13: 9781394333707

Publisher: Wiley, 2025

Synopsis

A practical and accessible guide to Microsoft's Copilot Studio

In Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start, author Jared Matfess delivers an easy-to-read and hands-on guide to navigating Microsoft's newest generative AI platform. From introductions to the Copilot ecosystem and Copilot Studio to building your first custom agent, publishing it across different environments, and measuring its results so you can optimize its impact, this book walks you through the steps you need to take to use this powerful new tool.

You'll learn to extend your Copilot's functionality from knowledge agents to semi-autonomous agents that can perform actions on your behalf, by integrating with third-party APIs and other Microsoft services via Power Platform connectors.

Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start provides:

• Industry use cases from healthcare, finance, retail, and government that include a problem statement, solution overview and business outcomes
• Strategies for enhancing Copilot with agents, complete with an introduction to the agent architecture and tips for debugging and testing your agents
• A comprehensive discussion of the future of Copilot Studio and AI development

Perfect for tech-savvy professionals interested in unlocking the full potential of Microsoft's Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot Studio Quick Start is also a must-read resource for everyone who wants to build exciting new software tools driven by generative AI in the Microsoft ecosystem.

About this title

About the Author

JARED MATFESS is an AI Architect at AvePoint who partners with a diverse portfolio of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and State & Local Government agencies. He is a 7-time Microsoft MVP and has more than 20 years’ experience working in the Microsoft ecosystem and is an expert at assisting organizations in their digital transformations by leveraging advanced technologies, including AI.

From the Back Cover

A step-by-step and hands-on guide to developing AI tools with Microsoft’s Copilot Studio

In Microsoft^® Copilot^™ Studio Quick Start: Learn to Create and Deploy Personalized AI Solutions, 7-time Microsoft MVP and AI Architect Jared Matfess delivers an intuitive and hands-on guide to working with Microsoft’s newest generative AI platform. The author introduces you to the Copilot ecosystem and Copilot Studio before walking you through exactly how to build your first custom AI agent, publish it across a variety of environments, measure its results, and optimize its impact.

Matfess offers a step-by-step roadmap to Copilot’s extensive functionality, providing you with coverage on everything from knowledge agents to semi-autonomous agents that can perform actions on your behalf. You’ll learn how to implement solutions across several common use-cases and industries, including healthcare, finance, retail, and government. You’ll also benefit from an extensive discussion of Microsoft’s AI development tools and Copilot Studio.

Perfect for tech-savvy professionals in both technical and tech-adjacent roles, Microsoft^® Copilot^™ Studio Quick Start is a must-read book for everyone interested in building effective software solutions powered by generative AI in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1394333706
• ISBN 13: 9781394333707
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336